Late David Copley's yacht sold
Yacht publication does not give price
"Happy Days," the yacht that belonged to the late David Copley, publisher of the Union-Tribune, has been sold, according to the publication BoatInternational.com. The price was not given. The Reader had reported in January of this year that Copley's lavish …
Padres spear Marlins to get back to even
The Padres are back to .500 after beating the Marlins and close to 2 1/2 games behind division lead
The Padres got off to a good start on the 10-game road trip, beating the Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday night in the first game of a four-game wrap-around series. Padres starter Edinson Volquez had a nice outing, walking only …
Sweet Cheeks finds new home at Bar Dynamite
Future Wife biweekly jamdown puts the smooth on Mission Hills.
After a brief hiatus following their departure from El Dorado, Sweet Cheeks is back and ready to love you down at their new home, Bar Dynamite (1808 W Washington Street – Mission Hills) starting Sunday, June 30. Every Sunday through …
Cavalleria Rusitcana in Poway
A production of this famous Italian opera with local singers.
Cavalleria Rusticana is, note for note--start to finish, the most beautiful opera ever written. Lohengrin and Butterfly give it a push but Cav manages to be lyrically dramatic in a manner unique unto itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FLbTIzHD9A Why bring it up during …
White Quartet live at the Museum of Art
This is a great space to catch creative music.
San Diego piano virtuoso Joshua White continues to evolve at a dizzying pace, well evidenced by his debut performance at the Museum of Art on June 27, with a quartet featuring saxophonist Ben Schachter, LA bassist Hamilton Price and drummer …
Complex identity theft scheme ends with 3 year sentence
Conspirators installed skimming devices inside gas pumps
Akop Taymizyan was sentenced today (June 28) to three years behind bars for his role in a sophisticated identity theft scheme. He and co-conspirators installed skimming devices inside gas pumps in California, Arizona, and Nevada. The devices secretly recorded gas …
Check out the Blu-ray combo pack rack at Fry's Electronics
Three Scorseses for the price of one!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/28/48281/ One can still expect to pay top dollar for some of the more obscure DVD releases from Criterion and Olive Films, but It was just a matter of time before the prices of Blu-rays began dropping. Last week while …
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith has a history of prosecuting activists who scribble chalk on public sidewalks
18-year-old Occupy San Diego participant spent three days in jail in 2012 for writing free speech slogans in chalk. Lawyer for the woman says City Attorney was "personally involved" in the case.
Earlier this week, San Diego's City Attorney Jan Goldsmith issued a statement on the misinformation spread by the media in regards to the prosecution of a man for scribbling anti-bank statements in chalk on the sidewalk. "The defense is trying …
Territorial tax? Qualcomm is in the middle of storm
Company denounced, but almost all its revenue comes from abroad
A territorial tax system taxes only revenue earned domestically. Only a few countries, such as France, have such a system. The progressive Institute for Policy Studies came out with a study this month stating that a conservative organization, Fix the …
Padres trade rumors might be off the mark
With so many fans and sports experts in media claiming the Padres need more starting pitching to compete, will the club see things the same way?
With the Padres splitting four games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and then losing two of three to the Philadelphia Phillies, leaving on a 10-game road trip back East could have started with a better home stand prior to departure. …
Senate immigration bill strengthens green card financing
Manchester's Austin hotel raising Chinese capital through EB-5 program
The immigration reform bill recently passed by the United States Senate permanently authorizes and in other ways strengthens the EB-5 program, a method for foreign investment to come into the U.S. EB-5 was originally passed in 1990 and has been …
Plaid-shirt fraudster got probation at sentencing
A judge noticed the defendant wore the same shirt to court seen in evidence photos
Abrahim Ah Saed was sentenced to time already served, twelve days custody, plus three years probation for a felony fraud which he admitted last month. A judge had noticed at a prior court appearance that Saed was wearing the same …
As end of Inzunza custody looms, friend registers as nude entertainment lobbyist
Marco Polo Cortes, golfing companion of former city councilman imprisoned in Cheetahs Strippergate case, signs up to lobby for “adult/nude” industry, city filing discloses
It's been more than eleven years since we first reported here about the unusual goings on at a strip club known as Cheetahs, and a decade since the FBI raided San Diego city hall, launching the infamous bribery case, known …
Movies opening this week: The Heat, White House Down, and more
I turned 40 yesterday. These things happen. But as a result, this new release roundup is going to be somewhat terse. I've only got a few minutes before I head over to the LA County Museum of Art's Kubrick exhibit …
Pomegranate gets everything right
University Heights Russian restaurant has great food and sets the gold standard for warm and friendly service.
Pomegranate Russian Georgian Restaurant’s long history has been spotted with ups, downs, rave reviews, and weird moves. There was the time the restaurant (2312 El Cajon Blvd, 619-298-4007) stopped taking credit cards, favoring an ATM in the dining room to …
Drive-By Cinema brings 'art' to the masses tonight
Far be it from me to drop a movement in Pac-Arts Movement's swimming pool, but the word "art" appears 6 times in their one paragraph press release announcing tonight's Drive-By Cinema. Fun, camp, unique, kitsch, a night out, a way …
Jazz camping at UCSD
This is one hell of a week-long immersion into the music.
Things I wish... I wish there had been programs like the annual UCSD Jazz Camp available back when I was struggling to assimilate jazz as a young musician in the late '70s and early '80s. I spent the day hanging …
Student Paraglider killed during lesson.
Sheriff responds to a call of a man not breathing after crashing into rocks.
A 48 year old Colorado man was killed in a paragliding accident at the south end of Seacoast Drive in Imperial Beach Wednesday, June 26 according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. At around 4:15 p.m., deputies from the …
North Park: The pub that makes its own mustard
The Ritual looks Goth from the outside but is all green inside
Can French fries be a delicious meal on their own? When they come with habanero hot sauce made from, uh, carrots, and home-made mustard, yes. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/27/48242/ I’m sitting up to the counter here at Ritual Tavern with the sun streaming …